Can salvation only be attained in the Russian Orthodox Old Believer Church (РПСЦ)? #

The Russian Orthodox Old Believer Church is the modern name for the Church founded by Christ Himself. In the Creed, we profess:

“I believe… in one holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.”

By this, we affirm that we preserve the same true faith that once existed throughout the entire universe. We do not require any correction or addition to our faith.

The doctrine of the Church is directly connected with faith in God—not merely as an organization of believers but as the mystical Body of Christ.

What does Holy Scripture say about the Church? Christ says:

“I will build My Church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”
(Matthew 16:18)

That Christ has already established the Church is evidenced by these words:

“And the Lord added to the Church daily such as should be saved.”
(Acts 2:47)

Thus, salvation is not possible outside the Church. If you wish to be saved, you must join the Church, that is, unite with it. The Church is the Body of Christ:

“I now rejoice… for His Body’s sake, which is the Church.”
(Colossians 1:24)

Therefore, the Church is the mystical Body of Christ. Christ said:

“I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me.”
(John 14:6)

“One Lord, one faith, one baptism.”
(Ephesians 4:5)

“The Church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.”
(1 Timothy 3:15)

Thus, Christ, the Church, and truth are inseparable concepts. If any community distorts the truth, it ceases to be the Church of Christ. Therefore, salvation can indeed only be attained in the true Church of Christ, which we recognize as the Russian Orthodox Old Believer Church—just as humanity was saved in Noah’s ark from the floodwaters. All those outside the ark perished, and the ark was a prefigurement of the Church.